Before Avraham's time, the world needed to be destroyed because of its corruptness. Avraham saved the world in his time through an internal transformation, by bringing the presence of Hashem down onto this earth. We are called a G-dly nation because we call out to Hashem and He responds. This is what Avraham's life mission was, and what we must perpetuate, working to sanctify the name of Hashem and bring His presence down onto this earth.

There are 2 covenants associated with Avraham Avinu-the bris of chessed, and the bris milah. Although we usually associate the bris milah as symbolizing the relationship between man and Hashem, chessed also shows this connection, through the person emulating Hashem. A Jew is identified by both of these covenants. Even when a person has strayed far from Judaism, he can still be connected to Avraham Avinu and the Jewish people through the bris hachessed and bris milah.

05 - Vayishlach - Yaakov's Maariv

by Hauer, Rabbi Moshe

When Yaakov Avinu davens to Hashem as he prepares to meet Eisav, he quotes Hashem's promise to him from when he originally left his parents' house. He changes Hashem's wording and emphasizes that Hashem will do good with him. We explore the meaning and purpose behind this change of words.

In the first aliyah of Parshas Chayei Sarah, Avraham Avinu buys the land of Mearas Hamachpelah from Efron. Avraham saw that this was the place where Adam and Chava were buried, and recognized its radiance and beauty coming from the neshamos. Efron merely saw it as a dusty plot, as he did not recognize that the Divine soul lives on after death. Sarah's death is connected to Akeidas Yitzchak, when Yitzchak himself experienced resurrection of the dead, which will happen on a more global scale.

06 - Vayeishev - Yaakov's Maariv II

by Hauer, Rabbi Moshe

060 - Terumah 1

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061 - Terumah 2

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062 - Terumah 3

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063 - Terumah 4

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064 - Terumah 5

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065 - Tetzaveh 1

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066 - Tetzaveh 2

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067 - Tetzaveh 3

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068 - Tetzaveh 4

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069 - Tetzaveh 5

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07 - Bereishis - Vayikra Elokim - Giving Names

by Hauer, Rabbi Moshe

07 - Mikeitz - Yosef & Mussaf

by Hauer, Rabbi Moshe

07- Toldos - Yaakov & Eisav: Oppositional Twins- First Aliyah

by Hauer, Rabbi Moshe

In the first aliyah of Parshas Toldos, we learn about the twins Yaakov and Esav. They represent two opposite worlds, with Esav dominating the physical and Yaakov the spiritual. We struggle with these two worlds within ourselves, but within Yaakov and Esav, they were completely separate. Therefore, when one thrives, the other falls, as they are complete opposite dynamics-the drive of the guf (body) versus the drive of the neshama.